Meltan

Best moveset

Meltan can learn 2 combinations. Thunder Shock with Flash Cannon does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Meltan does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Meltan is actually for.

Counters: what beats Meltan

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	IncinerateMind BlownLegacy	63.8
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	54.1
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire FangFusion FlareLegacy	53.0
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Low KickFocus Blast	49.5
Terrakion	RockFighting	Double KickSacred SwordLegacy	49.3

Ranked by damage per second against Meltan's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Meltan is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Meltan has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs